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For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
GRAFFITI. Any unauthorized pictorial marking or lettering with any form of permanent or semi- permanent marking means, including but not limited to paint, spray paint, ink, marking pens or stain.
LEGAL GUARDIAN. A person appointed guardian, or given custody of a minor by a Circuit Court of this state, or an appropriate court of any other jurisdiction, but does not include a person appointed guardian, or given custody of a minor under the Illinois Juvenile Court Act.
MINOR. Shall include a person who is above the age of 11 years, but not yet 19 years of age,
PERSON. Shall include any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind, including governmental entities.
PROPERTY. Any real estate, including improvements thereon, tangible, and intangible personalty.
('79 Code, § 1913(1)) (Am. Ord. 2000-O-8, passed 6-6-00)
It shall be unlawful for anyone to wilfully or maliciously injure, deface, destroy, smash eggs against or upon, or interfere with any property belonging to the village, other governmental bodies, any private person, firm or corporation.
(Ord. 2000-O-8, passed 6-6-00) Penalty, see § 131.99
The parent or legal guardian shall be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, to have failed to exercise proper parental responsibility and said minor shall be deemed to have committed the following described acts with the knowledge and permission of the parent or guardian upon the occurrence of the following events:
(A) An unemancipated minor residing with said parent or legal guardian shall either be adjudicated to be in violation of any code section prohibited wilful and malicious acts causing injury to a person or property, or shall have incurred non-judicial sanctions from another governmental agency resulting from an admission of guilt of violation of code section which prohibits wilful and malicious acts causing injury to a person or property; and
(B) Said parent or legal guardian shall have received a written notice thereof, either by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service with a certificate of personal service return, from the Police Department of this municipality following said adjudication or non-judicial sanction, and providing further that at any time within one year following receipt of said notice, said minor is either adjudicated to be in violation of any code section as described herein, or shall have incurred non- judicial sanctions from another governmental agency resulting from an admission of guilt of violation of any code section as described herein.
('79 Code, § 1913(3)) Penalty, see § 131.99
(‘79 Code, § 1909(36)) (Ord. 1984-O-21, passed 10-2-84)
(C) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined according to the chart of fines set forth in § 39.07 of this code.
(Am. Ord. 2000-O-8, passed 6-6-00; Am. Ord. 2001-O-2, passed 2-20-01; Am. Ord. 2005-O-19, passed 9-20-05; Am. Ord. 2006-O-17, passed 9-5-06; Am. Ord. 2016-O-11, passed 8-2-16)